NODE 4c1e61e4a quote
doug@netcom.com (Doug Merritt)Mon, 20 Sep 93 09:17:13 PDT
Sorry to add to the S/N ratio, but I can't resist passing on this
(unattributed) quote I saw in someone's .sig:
> Giving power and money to the government is like giving whiskey and
> keys to a 17 year old.
Well, I thought it was amusing. :-)
Doug
NODE f6c19728Re: a quote
"Perry E. Metzger" <pmetzger@lehman.com>Mon, 20 Sep 93 09:46:10 PDT
Doug Merritt says:
> Sorry to add to the S/N ratio, but I can't resist passing on this
> (unattributed) quote I saw in someone's .sig:
>
> > Giving power and money to the government is like giving whiskey and
> > keys to a 17 year old.
Its from P.J. O'Rourke's "Parliament of Whores".
Perry
NODE 8ed587f4Re: a quote
Mike Godwin <mnemonic@eff.org>Mon, 20 Sep 93 12:01:12 PDT
Doug Merritt writes:
> Sorry to add to the S/N ratio, but I can't resist passing on this
> (unattributed) quote I saw in someone's .sig:
>
> > Giving power and money to the government is like giving whiskey and
> > keys to a 17 year old.
>
> Well, I thought it was amusing. :-)
Comes from P.J. O'Rourke's PARLIAMENT OF WHORES.
--Mike